I recently got pulled over and recieved a Careless Driving Ticket. The officer informed me that I was speeding and asked me if i knew how fast i was going...i informed him no. He himslef didn't know how fast i was going and just gave me a careless driving ticket. What should I do. I want to appeal the ticket but the ticket isn't in the system yet and its been more than one and half months. Is it possible the ticket got lost????
2006-12-29 14:15:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I'm not an expert, but it sounds a little fishy that the ticket isn't in the system after a month and a half. The information on that ticket should have been available to you no later than two weeks after the incident. I think you do have a case for fighting the ticket. If you win, great ... and even if the judge takes the side of the officer, it will still be on record that you contested the officer's account of the situation. You may have to end up paying a fine plus court costs, but chances are that officer will screw up again, and the eyes of the courts will be on him in each subsequent situation. By all means keep calling about the ticket. If there is a court date, show up. Don't volunteer to show the ticket that you have; if it's on the docket, they should have a copy of it. That happened in my sister's case ... the officer told her that he had clocked her going 74 miles in a 65 mile zone, but he ticketed her at 77. When she showed up in court to contest it, her name wasn't on the docket, and there was no record of the ticket. She spent all day waiting to be called, and when they went through the entire docket she was one of the only ones left in the courtroom. They had to get the information from her on the non-existant ticket. But, because she showed them her copy of the ticket the officer had given her, they had time to take it to the back and put it in a file for her. She basically made their case for them. She pled 'not guilty', but of course the judge took the side of the officer. Even after the verdict, she could have appealed it. But we she attends college, and an entire day out of class puts too much pressure on her to catch up ... and she doesn't have very sympathetic professors. But I do know that the officer who ticketed her will likely do it again to someone else ... and because of my sisters' contesting it in court, it might put the next judge on the alert. Who knows? Maybe the officer who ticketed my sister is the same one who ticketed you! Wouldn't that be interesting? You might end up winning your case ... or he might not even show up, which would make you win by default.
If you do find that you have to answer to the ticket, gather as much of the facts as you can. Write it down before you forget them. Drive by the scene and take notes. How was the traffic? Was there any kind of obstruction that would have made it hard, or impossible, for the officer to get a clear picture of your driving? Was there another vehicle that looked similar to yours at the time you were pulled over? If so, was it ahead of you, and was it driving faster than yours? Do you remember anything about the driver or the licence plate? Were you alone when you were pulled over, or were there enough cars that the officer may have made a mistake? He might have pulled you over and took a shot in the dark that the speeder was you. Were there any witnesses? Maybe the owner of the shop close by, who might have seen something that you didn't? If you visit the Indigent Board, you might find a lawyer who will take your case for a small fee, maybe $40 or $45 ... you might even get someone willing to work pro bono, for free. They might be able to make the case go away by working out a deal with the D.A. Just don't give up. And don't let anyone - not even your attorney - convince you to plead 'no contest'. 'No contest' pretty much adds up to 'guilty'.
2006-12-29 16:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Jewels 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dude you're in NJ, the completed equipment is working against you. you would be able to nicely be waiting to "beat it" with a lawyer, yet then you definately'll would desire to pay him and your courtroom expenses which will equivalent the cost of the cost ticket. in case you want to stay away from factors, ask it to be decreased to "over taking a bus". I did that and once I had a rushing cost ticket. Wait till your insurance value is going up, then you definately gets a letter from the state or municipality annoying a $a hundred surcharge or your license would be suspended. All they want is extra $ $ $. flow removed from New Jersey.
2016-10-19 04:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if the cop didnt know how fast you were going then you could possibly win if u faught it. unless he told you around how fast you were going.
2006-12-29 15:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the policeman is a fool....was it a case of Driving While Black?
2006-12-29 14:47:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-31 07:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋